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  George Charles Butte (1877-1940) — also known as George C. Butte — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla.; Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in San Francisco, Calif., May 9, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1924; Puerto Rico attorney general, 1925; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; American Society for International Law; American Law Institute; Alpha Tau Omega; Delta Theta Phi. Died, following surgery for an intestinal blockage, in American Hospital, Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito Federal, January 18, 1940 (age 62 years, 254 days). Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Dublin, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Felix Butte and Lena Clara (Stoes) Butte; married, August 21, 1898, to Bertha Lattimore.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred C. Clapp (b. 1903) — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in 1903. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County, 1947; member of New Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1948-53; defeated, 1959; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960. Member, American Bar Association; American Law Institute; American Judicature Society; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
Frederick E. Crane Frederick Evan Crane (1869-1947) — also known as Frederick E. Crane — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Garden City, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 2, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in New York, 1902-06; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1917-34; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1935-39; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938. Member, American Bar Association; American Law Institute. Died in Garden City, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., November 21, 1947 (age 78 years, 264 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Crane; brother of Ida Elizabeth Crane (who married Edwin Louis Garvin).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  James Marsh Douglas (b. 1896) — also known as James M. Douglas — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., January 6, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri, 1935-37; defeated, 1930; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1937-47; appointed 1937. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the Revolution; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Bond Douglas and Francesca (Kimball) Douglas; married, August 5, 1939, to Mary Elizabeth Lumaghi.
  Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) — of Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 22, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Psi. Died July 7, 1984 (age 76 years, 136 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall; married, July 18, 1936, to Jane R. Armstrong.
  Harry Heher (1889-1972) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 20, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1921; New Jersey Democratic state chair, 1922-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1928, 1932; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-59. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute; Knights of Columbus. Died at Morris Hall Health and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., October 17, 1972 (age 83 years, 211 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Heher and Anna (Spelman) Heher; married, August 5, 1925, to Anne Egan.
  Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) — also known as Robert H. Jackson — of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Spring Creek, Warren County, Pa., February 13, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president and general counsel, Jamestown Street Railway Company; director and general counsel, Jamestown Telephone Corporation; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936; U.S. Solicitor General, 1938-40; U.S. Attorney General, 1940-41; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Law Institute; Freemasons. Died, from a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., October 9, 1954 (age 62 years, 238 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Eldred Jackson and Angelina (Houghwout) Jackson; married, April 24, 1916, to Irene Gerhardt.
  Cross-reference: Murray Gurfein
  The Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse (opened 2011), in Buffalo, New York, is named for him.
  Epitaph: "He kept the ancient landmarks and built the new."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Cuthbert W. Pound Cuthbert Winfred Pound (1864-1935) — also known as Cuthbert W. Pound — of Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y.; Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y., June 20, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 29th District, 1894-95; law professor; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1906-16; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1915-32; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932-34. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American Law Institute. Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while speaking at a banquet in his honor, and died soon after, in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 3, 1935 (age 70 years, 228 days). Interment at Cold Springs Cemetery, Lockport, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Pound and Almina (Whipple) Pound; married, June 22, 1887, to Emma Frances White.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1917

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